Chapter 424: Two Captures and Two Copies: The Best Strategy of the World
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Because his heart was full of panic, Yong Kai ran away very fast.
Soon after, Yong Kai and several of his relatives casually jumped across the deep forest and arrived at a vast open space.
In this open space, thousands of elite soldiers are waiting to be ready.
These thousands of elite soldiers are Yong Kai's direct troops, and the reason why Yong Kai placed his direct troops here was so that after the camp roar occurred in the Han army's camp, he could take the opportunity to lead his army to defeat the Han army's camp in one fell swoop.
Take it.
But what originally seemed to Yong Kai to be a flawless plan, now that he learned that the Han army had been prepared, everything became so ridiculous.
Seeing Yong Kai's figure appearing, the Yong Kai people leading thousands of rebels immediately came forward to greet them.
The Yongkai people originally thought that Yongkai came to give them the order to attack in person, but before he could say his question, he received a stern look from Yongkai.
Under the shock of the stern eyes, the Yongkai people naturally did not dare to ask without permission.
After returning to the formation of his own army, Yong Kai's restless heart calmed down a little.
Yong Kai did not explain anything to his tribesmen, and he immediately issued an order to withdraw his troops.
Meng Huo was hopeless, and now Yong Kai was thinking about how to preserve his foundation of life in this world.
Who knows whether Zhuge Liang, the unpredictable man, will take advantage of his victory to pursue him.
Under the illumination of the bright moon hanging high in the sky, thousands of rebels were seen, led by a general, retreating towards the rear in a panic like him.
The messy and disorderly look made people laugh.
This is General Yong who looked down on Zhuge Liang.
When Yong Kai led his rebels back to the camp, Meng Huo, who was tied up by Wuhua Da, was being escorted by the Han army and knelt down in front of Zhuge Liang.
This scene made the Han generals around Zhuge Liang feel like they had seen each other before.
Zhuge Liang looked at Meng Huo who was kneeling in front of him and said nothing for a moment.
While Zhuge Liang was silent, Meng Huo did not dare to make a sound - he knew that his life was now in Zhuge Liang's hands.
But the long silence made Meng Huo's uneasiness even stronger.
In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore because he was not good at cultivating qi. He raised his head slightly and looked at Zhuge Liang, who was sitting in front of him, and said in a loud voice:
"Huo Jin was harmed by his friends. Unfortunately, he was captured by the Prime Minister. He wanted to kill or behead him, leaving it up to the Prime Minister's decision.
I just want to ask for something, I hope the prime minister can let go of my three thousand sons."
After hearing Meng Huo's words, all the men in the queue felt quite amused.
When Meng Huo was captured for the first time, he said it was because of family ties.
After he was captured this time, he said that he was mistaken by his friends.
Anyway, no matter what, he was captured not because his skills were inferior to others.
However, Meng Huo's words also reflect his character trait of loving nurses and soldiers.
The character traits displayed by Meng Huo also made some Han people in the list have a lot of changes in their view of him as a barbarian king.
Compared with the different thoughts in the hearts of the Han generals, Zhuge Liang already made a decision in his mind after listening to Meng Huo's words.
Zhuge Liang asked Meng Huo loudly: "From your words, it seems that you are not convinced by my second capture?"
When Zhuge Liang asked about this, Meng Huo nodded and admitted.
"I was caught by mistake tonight, it was not a crime of war."
The matter-of-fact look on Meng Huo's face when he said this made all the generals feel very ridiculous.
But Zhuge Liang didn't laugh. He just stared at Meng Huo and asked him, "What will you do if I release you again?"
When Zhuge Liang said these words, not only did Meng Huo widen his bell-like eyes in surprise, but all the generals also had puzzled expressions on their faces.
Several Han generals had already tried to dissuade Zhuge Liang, thinking about his background.
However, their actions were stopped by Zhuge Liang gently waving his hand.
After preventing the generals from trying to dissuade him, Zhuge Liang looked at Meng Huo calmly, trying to get his answer from his mouth.
Under Zhuge Liang's gaze, Meng Huo, who had a forthright temperament, was greatly surprised and quickly gave his answer: "We will gather our troops and fight with the prime minister again."
With Meng Huo's wisdom, it was really difficult for him to understand why Zhuge Liang wanted to let him go again.
However, given his character, he would not deliberately deceive Zhuge Liang.
What Meng Huo didn't know was that although he was captured by Zhuge Liang twice, he had gradually developed respect for Zhuge Liang in his heart.
After hearing Meng Huo's reasonable answer, a smile appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.
"You are sincere."
After saying this, Zhuge Liang waved his hand to the soldiers on the side to untie Meng Huo.
It can be seen from his behavior that when he said that he would release Meng Huo again, he was definitely not talking nonsense.
When the Han army untied Meng Huo, the confusion in the eyes of the Han generals almost overflowed from their eyes, and Meng Huo was not much better.
After his body regained freedom, his whole mind was confused.
Two captures and two verticals, let alone he has never fought or heard of such a battle.
After asking his soldiers to untie Meng Huo, Zhuge Liang seemed to feel that this was not enough to show his benevolence, so he ordered to Yang Yi beside him:
"After sending Meng Huo out of the camp, let his three thousand sons go as well."
Zhuge Liang's order made Yang Yi and other Han generals even more dissatisfied.
Even if Zhuge Liang had deep and unknown considerations in releasing Meng Huo, what was his purpose in releasing the three thousand Yi troops now?
One Meng Huo may not be something to be afraid of, but three thousand Yi troops are a military force that is enough to give the Han army a headache.
With deep confusion in their hearts, the generals all looked at Zhao Yun.
Currently in the Southern Expedition Army, Zhao Yun is the highest-ranking general besides Zhuge Liang and Yu Jin.
Although Yu Jin's status was high, his status was quite sensitive, so only Zhao Yun could persuade Zhuge Liang at this time.
But in the face of the pleading glances from the generals, Zhao Yun, who was over fifty years old, seemed not to see it.
It's not that Zhao Yun's eyes are dim, it's just that Zhao Yun instinctively doesn't want to pay attention to those glances.
The generals wanted to dissuade Zhuge Liang, but they just couldn't understand Zhuge Liang's actions. To be honest, Zhao Yun couldn't understand either.
But the difference between Zhao Yun and other generals is that as a general of Liu Bei Yuan, he had seen Zhuge Liang's magic a long time ago.
For example, "Longzhong Dui" is now known to the world.
When Zhuge Liang first explained the strategic concept of "Longzhong Dui" to Liu Bei, almost everyone except Liu Bei thought that Zhuge Liang was wishful thinking and boasting.
But Liu Bei's subsequent development caused all those who mocked Zhuge Liang to get slapped in the face.
Having had this experience, Zhao Yun understands one thing, that is, he does not need to see Zhuge Liang's arrangements, he only needs to obey them.
After all, the older he gets, the more important his face is, and he doesn't want to be slapped in the face again.
Even if Zhao Yun did not dissuade him from his background, many Han generals were very confused about Zhuge Liang's plan to release Meng Huo. However, facing Zhuge Liang who had already established prestige in the Han army, none of the Han generals dared to do so.
Come out to dissuade.
After Zhuge Liang gave the order to Yang Yi, he said to Meng Huo: "It's only three things. Now I have done my best to capture you twice.
If you are captured by me next time and still refuse to surrender, you will never be able to leave our camp alive."
Zhuge Liang's words revealed a cautious tone.
After Meng Huo heard Zhuge Liang's words, a look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.
This prime minister's moral character is as heavy as a mountain, but he is too underestimated.
Capturing him twice was already a great shame and humiliation, how could he capture him a third time?
If he can really be captured by Zhuge Liang for a third time, he will kowtow to Zhuge Liang and surrender without Zhuge Liang's words, and will never rebel again.
Feeling that he had been underestimated by Zhuge Liang, Meng Huo felt a little aggrieved. After he bowed his hand to Zhuge Liang, he strode out of the tent without saying a word of thanks.
After Meng Huo left the tent, Zhuge Liang looked at the generals in the tent who didn't understand his meaning, laughed and asked:
"Do you think I'm too trusting?"
After Zhuge Liang's question came out, no general answered Zhuge Liang.
But sometimes silence is already the best answer.
Faced with the confusion of the generals, Zhuge Liang no longer concealed his inner plan and said to the generals:
"Before our army marched south, I wrote to Liangzhou Mu asking him what strategy he had to defeat the rebels in South Central.
Liangzhou Mu offered me the strategy of "dividing and transforming".
Just now, after our army captured three thousand Yi soldiers, I have asked one or two Yi soldiers about the general origin of their night attack tonight.
It can be known from the mouths of those Yi soldiers that the plan for the night attack tonight was proposed by Yong Kai. But now the generals can see where Yong Kai is?
Although they proposed a strategy of night attack, they decisively escaped from the battle when the friendly forces were trapped in a tight siege. This fully shows that the rebels were not of the same mind.
I believe that when Yong Kai fled, he decided that Meng Huo would have no way out.
At this time, if I release Meng Huo into the enemy camp, how will Yong Kai and Gaoding treat Meng Huo?
Will they think that I am stupid enough to let the tiger return to the mountain, or will they think that Meng Huo has betrayed and become an internal agent of our army?"
When Zhuge Liang's two questions fell into the ears of the Han generals present, a look of thinking appeared on the faces of the Han generals present.
Some of the generals who reacted quickly had joy on their faces.
Those two sentences seem to have two possible questions, but they are actually declarative sentences.
It states a fact that any ordinary person would think.
Two captures and two vertical movements have never happened before.
What's more, from a common sense perspective, Zhuge Liang was the commander-in-chief of the Han army who suppressed the rebellion, while Meng Huo was the leader of the rebels who rebelled locally.
In terms of status, Zhuge Liang and Meng Huo are naturally opposed to each other, and they should even fight to the death.
But between such irreconcilable identities, they discovered the incredible thing of two captures and two manipulations. How could Gao Ding and Yong Kai not be suspicious of Meng Huo?
You must know that the relationship between them is an alliance based on interests, and this relationship is not stable at all.
And since you are on the rebel side, you must be cautious.
As long as Gao Ding and Yong Kai become suspicious of Meng Huo, they will inevitably take corresponding defensive measures against Meng Huo.
There may even be a direct fight between them.
And once a large-scale firefight breaks out between the enemy armies, won't the Han army's opportunity come?
Now the generals understood why Zhuge Liang also wanted to release Meng Huo's three thousand Yi troops.
Since Zhuge Liang planned to let the enemy fight, of course he had to protect Meng Huo's military strength to a certain extent.
Otherwise, if Meng Huo is returned to Qiongdu County alone, Gao Ding and Yong Kai can easily get rid of Meng Huo. How can there be a fight between the enemy troops?
Two captures and two manipulations are a conspiracy.
It is not difficult for Yong Kai and Gao Ding to see that this may be Zhuge Liang's plan to alienate each other, but even if they saw it, would they dare to take the risk?
The most important thing is that on the surface, two captures and two vertical movements are Zhuge Liang's unparalleled benevolence and righteousness, and they are also a kind of magnanimity shown to the world by the great man as the Zhengshuo of China.
I want to be benevolent and righteous to my enemies, but the enemies themselves want to fight with each other. What does it have to do with me, the official soldiers of the Celestial Empire?
From the beginning to the end, we, the Heavenly Soldiers of Han Dynasty, have always represented justice.
People often say that real benefits and false fame cannot be achieved at the same time. For example, Cao Cao back then was a representative figure who did not use false reputations but only pursued practical benefits.
But in Zhuge Liang's case, it seems that this bit of common sense is no longer common sense.
Zhuge Liang can obtain both real benefits and false fame with his wisdom.
After understanding Zhuge Liang's overall plan, all the generals expressed their utmost admiration for Zhuge Liang.
Under the leadership of Yang Yi, all the generals bowed to Zhuge Liang with admiration on their faces, and praised in surrender: "The Prime Minister is wise."
Faced with the admiration of the generals, Zhuge Liang did not show any complacency on his face. He said to the generals in the tent:
"Your Majesty, go down and train your soldiers. Within three days, the Yue Xi rebellion will be over."
Zhuge Liang's words revealed strong self-confidence.
Zhuge Liang did not break his promise. Soon after Meng Huo walked out of the Han army's camp, he saw his three thousand men being released one after another from the Han army's camp.
Not only did the Han army not harm the lives of the three thousand Yi soldiers, they did not even confiscate their weapons.
This actually made Meng Huo think more highly of Zhuge Liang.
However, as the one who was captured twice, Meng Huo felt an unconcealable sense of loss and shame in his heart.
He was not the only one to feel this way, even his three thousand sons were all dejected after being released from the Han army camp.
As high as their emotions were last night, the sense of loss and shame in their hearts was so strong now.
What kind of battle is this?
Seeing that his San Qian Erlang was not in a high mood, Meng Huo had no good idea for a while.
He just wanted to take these three thousand Yi troops back to Qiongdu City before making the next step.
Meng Huo, who was eager to return home, quickly returned with three thousand Yi troops not far from Qiongdu City.
The information that Meng Huo and his three thousand sons escaped were quickly sent to Yong Kai and Gao Ding.
When they learned this information, Yong Kai and Gao Ding were still arguing.
They were arguing about last night's defeat, but Yong Kai and Gao Ding had a language barrier, so even though their argument lasted for a long time, they did not reach a conclusion.
But at this moment, Yong Kai and Gao Ding learned the news that Meng Huo had returned safely.
After learning the news, both Yong Kai and Gao Ding felt an extremely ridiculous feeling in their hearts.
Especially after knowing that Meng Huo's army was unscathed, this feeling became even stronger.
Is Zhuge Liang treating the two of them as fools?
This chapter has been completed!